| Black Tom Cassidy | |
|---|---|
 Black Tom Cassidy Art by Michael Ryan | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Cameo appearance: X-Men #99 (June 1976) Full appearance: X-Men #101 (Oct. 1976)[1] |
| Created by | Chris Claremont Dave Cockrum |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy |
| Species | Human mutant |
| Team affiliations | Brotherhood of Mutants |
| Partnerships | Juggernaut Siryn[2] |
| Abilities | (Currently):
(Formerly):
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Black Tom Cassidy (Thomas Samuel Eamon Cassidy) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men, and of his cousin, Banshee. In addition to fighting the X-Men, he has clashed with Deadpool a number of times.
Black Tom is a mutant who can manipulate, bond with, and project energy through plant life. He is also capable of issuing concussive blasts with a wooden object, usually a shillelagh. Tom was the black sheep of a prominent Irish family.[3] He secretly raised Banshee's daughter Siryn, of whose existence Banshee was unaware, and conscripted her into his criminal gang. Black Tom was also a longtime criminal partner of the super-strong villain Juggernaut, until Juggernaut's reformation.
Black Tom Cassidy made his film debut in Deadpool 2, played by Jack Kesy.
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City. New York City: Pocket Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4165-3141-8.